Tagged: DSL
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Eircom considers fibre for new-build homes News
06.09.2007 Eircom is studying plans to potentially kit out future new-build homes across Ireland with fibre optic cabling instead of copper to future-proof itself for next generation...Categories: Comms -
Vodafone will pursue partner approach to DSL News
21.08.2007 Ireland’s largest operator Vodafone will most likely pursue an “asset-light” or partner-based approach to enter the fixed line DSL market in Ireland as opposed to acquiring or...Categories: -
ComReg slams OECD broadband claims News
17.07.2007 UPDATE – The Commission for Communications (ComReg) has hit back at claims that Ireland fares as badly in broadband access as the latest OECD Communication Outlook 2007 report...Categories: Comms, Government -
Broadband for neglected areas a priority, warns Ryan News
28.06.2007 The National Broadband Scheme which is designed to bring broadband to those areas where it is currently unavailable must be successfully launched, the new Communications...Categories: Government -
Major demand to drive set-top box growth News
09.05.2007 More than 65 million set-top boxes for cable, satellite and IPTV digital shipped globally last year and the market is tipped to continue growing at a rate of 13pc year on year...Categories: New Media, Digital Life -
Eircom CTO defends next-generation network plans News
06.03.2007 Eircom chief technology officer (CTO) Geoff Shakespeare has hit back at criticism of Eircom’s plans to invest €60m in putting fibre into its core IP network, warning that... -
Narrowband internet users denied broadband News
11.12.2006 Forty-two percent of Irish internet users are now using a DSL broadband product to get on the internet, the latest ComReg quarterly report reveals. However, the same research... -
Broadband spells demise of traditional telcos — expert News
15.09.2006 Traditional telecoms operators may be shooting themselves in the foot by offering broadband, the former chief technology officer of BT and futurist Peter Cochrane told... -
The Friday Interview: Andrew Fordham, Eircom News
06.05.2005 If you believe half the reports you read from analysts to tinpot gurus you would be convinced the advent of voice over IP (VoIP), Wi-Fi and potentially WiMax as well as new...Categories: Comms -
Eircom scores own goal with broadband boast, say critics News
18.11.2004 Eircom claims to have signed up 100,000 broadband customers but critics have slammed the announcement as an “embarrassment” in terms of the country’s adoption of fast internet... -
BT extends DSL reach and coverage in North News
20.08.2004 Eircom take note! BT has revealed that it is removing distance related limits for its broadband services, expanding coverage to potentially 50,000 more homes and businesses in...Categories: Comms -
DSL fuels net access for more Irish businesses News
18.08.2004 More small businesses in Ireland use DSL for internet access than any other means, the latest figures from IDC indicate. Overall, DSL is found in 31pc of all organisations,...Categories: Comms -
Eircom DSL levels for towns “impossible to reach” News
25.05.2004 Many of the broadband trigger levels set by Eircom for small towns to qualify to receive DSL connections are too high to be achievable, an investigation by the telecoms lobbyist...Categories: Comms -
Always-on means always vulnerable News
19.03.2004 As recent price cuts look set to increase the adoption of broadband in Ireland, experts have warned that this always-on internet access option carries serious security risks....Categories: CIO -
Small businesses a key market for DSL services News
17.03.2004 Small businesses will be one of the main market sectors to take advantage of advanced DSL services, even though many providers still see it as a product for residential users,... -
The Friday Interview: Tom Kelly, Netsource News
20.02.2004 You know that the market for broadband is taking off when a DSL wholesaler can invest €1m in its services and increase its headcount from 18 to 31 in under a year. The company...Categories: